Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/damage.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/damage.py	(revision 26570)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/damage.py	(revision 26571)
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@
 
     def extrude(self, md):  # {{{
-        self.D = project3d(md, 'vector', self.D, 'type', 'node')
-        self.spcdamage = project3d(md, 'vector', self.spcdamage, 'type', 'node')
-        return self
+        if self.isdamage:
+            self.D = project3d(md, 'vector', self.D, 'type', 'node')
+            self.spcdamage = project3d(md, 'vector', self.spcdamage, 'type', 'node')
+            return self
     #}}}